Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

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From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

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From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

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From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

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From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

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From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

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From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

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From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

up to a particular time

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was perhaps characteristic of her that she sincerely preferred the sofa to her bed.

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From this reading THE TRIUMPH I George came into the conjugal bedroom.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Lois lay on the sofa at the foot of the twin beds.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The hour was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

at the time that

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Sometimes in the night, when she could not sleep, she would get up and go sighing to the sofa, and, with nothing but a slippery eiderdown to cover her, sleep perfectly till George arose in the morning.